SLATE2010 - Thursday

Our 1:1 Journey
Pewaukee School District
Amy Pugh

Sir Ken Robinson Changing Paradigms movie

Why 1:1?

Critical thinking and problem solving

Creativity and Innovation

Collaboration
Citizenship
Communication (Oral, Written, and Visual)
Information Technology
College and Career

Their timeline

2006-2008

site visits
conference calls
literature research
vision

2008-2009 Phase I

Prelim wireless
Middle school staff receives tablets
PLC/PD 70 minutes 2x month
1:1 planning team (weekly) - IT, admins, teachers
Product selection - invite 8 vendors to come for a day. Developed a rubric that was driven by instruction

2009-2010 Phase 2

Managed wireless at ACMS
Grade 8 student receive laptops (8/5 transition to 24/7)
Boot camp for students - using moodle
PLC/PD (70 mn/week)
1:1 planning team (wkly)

2010-2012 Phase 3

High school staff receive tablet (Jan 2010)
Managed wireless at PHS
PLC/PD - 45 min/week
1:1 Planning Team (wkly mtgs.)
Product Selection - used rubric to narrow down, kept preview models, asked for teacher input on device and wrote their information on butcher paper
2010-2011 = 7,9,10 2011-2012 Grades 11-12

Parent communication

Survey
Newsletters
Web sites
Video
Parent Information Nights

Tech staff increased - went from 3 to 5, 3 techs, network engineer, and then IT director. 1 tech is devoted to maintaining 800 laptops

Policy

AUP
Student/Parent Loan Agreement
Student Expectations

Coverage

Manufacturer warranty
Extended warranty - $100 deductible
Liability
for families in need they set up a $100

Infrastructure

802.11n
Centrally managed
Access points

Blog, peer editing, moodle-based application
Impact on teaching & learnng - writing on wkce has improved
Simple Assessment for students

Classroom walkthroughs are showing more engagement

Tools for learning

Moodle
OneNote
Blogs (both secure and unsecure)
Project-based Learning
Social bookmarking (diigo, notes to reinforce text coding)
Voicethread
Google Docs

Learning to Change, Changing to Learn

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